A bill to amend the African Growth and Opportunity Act to exclude from eligibility each sub-Saharan African country that does not effectively enforce its environmental laws and fulfill its international environmental obligations.

This bill changes the rules for which sub-Saharan African countries can receive trade benefits under the African Growth and Opportunity Act. It adds a new requirement that a country must effectively enforce its environmental laws, regulations, and other measures. The country must also fulfill its international environmental obligations, including those related to public health. The bill also changes a related section of the Trade Act of 1974. Under that change, the President would apply the eligibility requirements in effect on the date of designation, not those in effect when the original Act was passed.

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• Sheldon Whitehouse Democrat sponsor
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